Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. New Living Translation So the king’s men went looking for the spies along the road leading to the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. And as soon as the king’s men had left, the gate of Jericho was shut. English Standard Version So the men pursued after them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. And the gate was shut as soon as the pursuers had gone out. Berean Standard Bible So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut. King James Bible And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. New King James Version Then the men pursued them by the road to the Jordan, to the fords. And as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. New American Standard Bible So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan, to the crossing places; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate. NASB 1995 So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate. NASB 1977 So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate. Legacy Standard Bible So the men pursued them on the road to the Jordan to the fords; and as soon as those who were pursuing them had gone out, they shut the gate. Amplified Bible So the [king’s] men pursued them on the road to the Jordan as far as the fords [east of Jericho]; as soon as the pursuers had gone out after them, the gate [of the city] was shut. Christian Standard Bible The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the city gate was shut. Holman Christian Standard Bible The men pursued them along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they left to pursue them, the gate was shut. American Standard Version And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the men went out after them on the road of the Jordan that is by the crossing, and they shut the gates after those pursuing the spies had gone out. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the men followed after them in the way to Jordan to the fords; and the gate was shut. Douay-Rheims Bible Now they that were sent, pursued after them, by the way that leadeth to the fords of the Jordan: and as soon as they were gone out, the gate was presently shut. English Revised Version And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king's men pursued them on the road leading to a shallow place to cross the Jordan River. As soon as the king's men had left, the gate was closed. Good News Translation The king's men left the city, and then the gate was shut. They went looking for the Israelite spies as far as the place where the road crosses the Jordan. International Standard Version So the men pursued them along the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as the search party had left, they shut the city gate after them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the men pursued after them the way to the Jordan unto the fords; and as soon as they that pursued after them were gone out, the gate was shut. Literal Standard Version And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and they have shut the gate afterward when the pursuers have gone out after them. Majority Standard Bible So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut. New American Bible But the pursuers set out along the way to the fords of the Jordan. As soon as they had left to pursue them, the gate was shut. NET Bible Meanwhile the king's men tried to find them on the road to the Jordan River near the fords. The city gate was shut as soon as they set out in pursuit of them. New Revised Standard Version So the men pursued them on the way to the Jordan as far as the fords. As soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut. New Heart English Bible The men pursued them the way to the Jordan to the fords: and as soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. Webster's Bible Translation And the men pursued them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. World English Bible The men pursued them along the way to the fords of the Jordan River. As soon as those who pursued them had gone out, they shut the gate. Young's Literal Translation And the men have pursued after them the way of the Jordan, by the fords, and the gate they have shut afterwards, when the pursuers have gone out after them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rahab Welcomes the Spies…6(But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.) 7So the king’s men set out in pursuit of the spies along the road to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as they had gone out, the gate was shut. Cross References Joshua 2:6 (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.) Joshua 2:8 Before the spies lay down for the night, Rahab went up on the roof Treasury of Scripture And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan to the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. the fords Judges 3:28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. Judges 12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; they shut Joshua 2:5 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. Acts 5:23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. Jump to Previous Afterwards Door Jordan Leads Pursued Pursuers Pursuing Pursuit Road Shut Soon Spies WayJump to Next Afterwards Door Jordan Leads Pursued Pursuers Pursuing Pursuit Road Shut Soon Spies WayJoshua 2 1. Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent from Shittim8. The covenant between her and them 23. Their return and description of events Verse 7. - Unto the fords. There were several of these fords. One near Jericho (cf, Judges 3:28; Judges 12:5, 6; 2 Samuel 17:22, 24; 2 Samuel 19:16, 19, 39); one at Bethsean, now Beisan, leading to Succoth (Judges 8:4; cf. Genesis 32:22; Genesis 33:17. See Robinson, ' Biblical Researches' 2:497; Ritter, 'Geography of Palestine'); beside others not mentioned in Scripture. A vivid description of the crossing the Jordan at the fords near Jericho is to be found in Tristrain's 'Land of Israel,' p. 520. The ford is almost certainly the one mentioned here, since an hour or two's ride brought the party to Shittim. These fords were easy to cross save when the Jordan, as was now the case (Joshua 3:15), overflowed its banks. This may have been the reason why the pursuers did not cross the fords, but they pursued the spies to the fords, hoping to find their retreat cut off. This is rendered more probable by the fact (ver. 22) that the pursuers appear to have continued their search after leaving the fords. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the [king's] menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person set out in pursuit רָדְפ֤וּ (rā·ḏə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute [of the spies] אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part along the road דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action to עַ֖ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the fords הַֽמַּעְבְּר֑וֹת (ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4569: A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming of the Jordan, הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine and as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that soon as they יָצְא֥וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim had gone out, הָרֹדְפִ֖ים (hā·rō·ḏə·p̄îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute the gate וְהַשַּׁ֣עַר (wə·haš·ša·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate was shut. סָגָ֔רוּ (sā·ḡā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5462: To shut up, to surrender Links Joshua 2:7 NIVJoshua 2:7 NLT Joshua 2:7 ESV Joshua 2:7 NASB Joshua 2:7 KJV Joshua 2:7 BibleApps.com Joshua 2:7 Biblia Paralela Joshua 2:7 Chinese Bible Joshua 2:7 French Bible Joshua 2:7 Catholic Bible OT History: Joshua 2:7 The men pursued them the way (Josh. 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